Transcript Teaching American History Project

Teaching American
History Project
Saturday Seminar
February 8, 2014
Art & Argument
• Art sources can provide a great visual entrée to writing
and substantiating claims.
• Appeals to visual learners
• Forces students to think as writers without the intimidation
of complex text
• Great way to practice as using art can take less time than
reading a traditional text
Zoom-In
• One approach to helping students to focus in on certain
areas of a visual source to find evidence
• Great to use for a “great reveal” or for a visual with lots of
detail
• We will provide you with directions.
What claim can
you substantiate
with at least three
pieces of evidence
from the text? Use
reasoning to
explain how the
evidence supports
the claim.
Step 1: Make a list of
all evidence.
Step 2: Write a claim
based upon that
evidence (at least
three pieces of
evidence used
together).
Step 3: Use reasoning
to make sure that your
evidence clearly
supports the claim.
American Progress
John Gast, 1872
An Example: Evidence
ce
“What I see”
8. Native Americans are dressed in traditional clothing,
animal skins
9. NA travelling by horse and on foot with some
belongings.
10. They are moving away from the woman and all that
follows her.
11. Buffalo, bears, deer and other wildlife are also moving
away from the woman. There is no wildlife behind her.
An Example: Constructing a Claim
As settlers move west, Native
Americans and wild animals are being
forced from their homes. They are
fearful of her and what follows.
(8,9,10,11)
An Example:
Evidence
“What I see”
8. Native Americans are dressed in
traditional clothing, animal skins
9. NA travelling by horse and on foot
with some belongings.
Claims
“What I think”
As settlers move west, Native
Americans and wild animals are
being forced from their homes.
They are fearful of her and what
follows.
(8,9,10,11)
Reasoning
“How I know”


10. They are moving away from the
woman and all that follows her.
11. Buffalo, bears, deer and other
wildlife are also moving away
from the woman. There is no
wildlife behind her.

The painting shows Native Americans
travelling by horse and foot, carrying their
belongings and looking backwards as
though they are fearful of the woman’s
presence.
In the painting, buffalo, deer, and a bear
are shown running away from the woman
and everything that follows her.
Finally, there are no Native Americans or
wild animals behind her. They have
already been removed from the developed
part of the landscape.
The County Election, 1852
George Caleb Bingham (picturingamerica.neh.gov)
Looking Backward
Joseph Keppler, 1893 (picturehistory.com)
“You Peaceniks Burn Me Up!”
sharepdfoneline.com
Well, I hardly know which to take first!
1898 (loc.gov)
Blood Money
Michael d’Antuono April 17,2013
artandresponse.com
Nazi Propaganda Poster (infothread.org)
Share and Reflect
1. Share a your Evidence, the Claim you arrived
at and your sentence using reasoning.
2. What do you like about this method?
3. What makes it challenging?
4. How will you use this in your classroom?